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this painstakingly restored cliffside getaway, everything is in excellent taste: Berber
baraka
(blessings) painted on living-room walls, pâté hors d'oeuvres, water-conserving
rose gardens tumbling to the valley floor and a grand piano in the fully stocked library.
The 500m cliffhanger of a driveway is harrowing, but village kids will cheer your arrival.
Eating
The best dining in the valley is at Chez Pierre. Other than that there are a few casual eater-
ies along the valley. To snap that iconic image of the road snaking up the valley, stop for
coffee or a snack at
Cafe Timzzillite
(
6am-7pm)
.
0524 83 05 33; Km 29;
Le Jardin de Source
( 0600 68 51 29; Km 11, Aït Ibrirne; mains Dh55-60; 10am-6pm)
Quick lunches at this garden
restaurant near the mouth of the gorge include flavourful vegetarian options, omelettes
(Dh30) and marinated turkey kebabs.
MOROCCAN
€
Restaurant Isabelle
(Km 15; menu Dh70; 9am-9.30pm)
Hearty omelettes or tajines with salad and drink are
served on the terrace with a side of wonder at the melting rocks across the valley.
MOROCCAN
€
Getting There & Away
Grands taxis and minibuses run up the gorge from Boumalne and charge Dh10 per person
to the cluster of hotels in Aït Oudinar and Aït Ouffi and Dh30 to Msemrir (1½ to two
hours). To return, flag down a passing vehicle. Hiring a taxi for a half-day trip into the
gorge costs around Dh200. Minibuses run up to Msemrir regularly; the last one back to
Boumalne leaves around 4pm.
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Tinerhir
POP 36,000
Charm falls a distant third to dust and hustle in Tinerhir (aka Tinghir), a busy mining-
town transit hub recently benefiting from a rash of expansion and construction thanks to
an administrative upgrade to independent provincial capital. If you need a break after the
51km drive from Boumalne du Dadès, head to the eastern edge of town, where a palm
